John M. Lund asked: Stock photography has always been considered the ugly stepchild of commercial photography.  Originally stock photos consisted of out-takes from assignments…the “seconds” if you will.  The strategy for success for a stock shooter was to get as much content into the collection as possible…not a methodology for gaining a reputation for quality!Bringing [...]

Felisa Rosalba asked: You don’t have to be an experienced photographer, or someone who knows how to sell stuff online, to make money from your photographs. But you do need time and motivation to learn new things.Is stock photography the best option for someone who wants to make money with photography? Most photographers say yes. [...]

Leva Duell asked: Choosing the right images for your ebook is important to convey the message you want. Stock photography is an effective tool for your ebook covers.Here are some tips to help you find and choose stock photos.1. Photography agencies have many selections. Stock photography is more cost effective than custom photography and will [...]

John M. Lund asked: “Strategic alliances are becoming increasingly important”.  Can’t remember where I saw that quote, but it struck at the time, several years ago, as being an important one.  With every passing month it seems to me the truth in those words increases.  One way in which I am finding that quote to [...]

Kathy Burns-millyard asked: There are many ways to make money online with photography, but a popular and fairly new way is through Micro Stock Photography websites.Micro stock photography is simply stock photography that’s sold at deep discounts. Clients are able to license stock photos for just $1 or $2, and photographers earn money each time [...]

John M. Lund asked: Micro stock seems to be taking over the world of stock. Not just in still photography either.  In the last year more video content has been made available over You Tube than in the previous sixty years of material created by the big three television channels.  Now it seems as if [...]

Terry Edwards asked: Photographs are often taken for posterity reasons. The preservation of moments captured by the camera lens in these photographs are very much loved by all people for years to come. In fact, many families around the world have a camera or two in their household in order for them to take pictures [...]

Danny Haberg asked: Although there is quite tough competition in the photography industry, yet the fact is that it is still not that tough to make a mark in this field. You need to acquire a few technical skills and work hard to succeed in this area. Moreover, you should also know where to sell [...]

Dan Feildman asked: hy is a difficult profession to master. Fortunately, with the Internet opening the marketplace up, professional and amateur photographers alike now have an unlimited opportunity to put their photos out there with the potential to make an incredible amount of money. However, since there is so much potential for income competition is [...]

Murray Edwards asked: What is stock photography? Simply put, it’s taking a group of images, placing them in a library in hopes that at sometime in the future, the image or many others will be purchased or licensed by someone. Here is your challenge as a photographer, what subject matter? Who knows? I’ve licensed images [...]